A Contractual Alliance Is Preferred When

question 42

Multiple Choice

A contractual alliance is preferred when:

• A)firms bring knowledge but each can perform their roles separately.
• B)firms bring difficult-to-measure contributions that must be combined.
• C)interdependence between partners is low.
• D)the contribution of each partner is difficult to measure.

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